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Alignment of Information Security Assessment Best Practices
The Federal Information Security Management Act places obligations upon Federal agencies and their contractors, effected through National Institute of Standards and Technology standards and guidelines. FISMA compliance has, however, limited recognition beyond the Federal domain, whereas there is an increasing move in the private sector towards the international standard ISO/IEC...
Tags: Information Security, FISMA, Best Practice, FISMA Compliance, Security
White papers 2007-06-07

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Xacta FISMA Accelerator
If you're a federal CISO who needs a game plan for quickly correcting a poor FISMA report card, Telos has the answer. It's Xacta FISMA Accelerator, a new solution for jump-starting your FISMA compliance efforts. Developed by Xacta Corporation, the leading provider of information assurance and C&A solutions to the...
Tags: Telos Corp., FISMA
White papers 2005-08-01
FISMA Management: Getting Value From Compliance
Since the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 FISMA was written to enforce good information assurance practices, one would expect to find a large overlap between what agencies are required to do under FISMA and what they would have done anyway as a matter of best practice. FISMA reports...
Tags: Compliance, FISMA, Computer Associates International Inc.
White papers 2005-11-01
Understanding FISMA and the Road to Compliance
FISMA (the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002) requires federal agencies to establish agency-wide risk-based information security programs. In this webcast, Symantec will provide an overview of key FISMA requirements and methods that affected agencies can use to achieve compliance. Also, learn about how security issues affect business.
Tags: Symantec Corp., Agency, Compliance, FISMA, Security
Webcasts
FISMA: More Than Just POA&M Reporting
The passage of FISMA has resulted in an extensive set of NIST regulations for IT risk compliance and assurance. Some agencies are taking a very narrow view of FISMA by focusing on its periodic reporting requirements through the completion of basic Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&M), perhaps because OMB...
Tags: Telos Corp., FISMA
White papers 2004-12-01
FISMA Quick Start Assessment
The implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act FISMA, as defined in NIST publication 800-53, requires federal agencies to define security policies and procedures, software and hardware configurations, and establish a monitoring and reporting system to demonstrate compliance. Deriving the methodology for an agency to achieve compliance can be...
Tags: Agency, FISMA, Planet Technologies
White papers 2005-05-09
Demonstrate Compliance With FISMA Security Control Requirements: SenSage Provides the Most Flexible and Cost-Effective Solution for Meeting FISMA Auditing Requirements
SenSage provides Federal agencies with enterprise log management capabilities needed to secure their information systems and comply with FISMA/NIST regulations. By automating the collection, archival, and analysis of log records from all systems - SenSage gives organizations much better visibility into IT activity, helping to identify and respond to security...
Tags: Compliance, FISMA, SenSage
White papers 2005-04-22
BindView Solutions: FISMA Compliance
Improving security and demonstrating compliance with FISMA can be extremely difficult expensive to achieve due to the complexity, scope and knowledge required. BindView offers IT security solutions that help you to define regulations, frameworks and standards that apply to your organization and incorporate them into policies, implement standards to support...
Tags: BindView Corp., Compliance, FISMA, Security
White papers 2005-07-06
Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA): Using GuardedNet's neuSECURE to Facilitate Compliance
"FISMA requires Federal agencies to take a risk-based, cost-effective approach to securing their information and systems, identifying and resolving current IT security weaknesses and risks, as well as protecting against future vulnerability and threats." The importance of FISMA in the overall Electronic Government Act cannot be overstated. In fact, unless...
Tags: Agency, Compliance, FISMA
White papers 2005-03-03
FISMA Compliance: A Holistic Approach to FISMA and Information Security
Threats and attacks against information systems are on the rise. Internet Security Systems ISS and other security companies are now identifying more than 150 new viruses, Trojans, bots and vulnerabilities each week. Attacks launched by dangerous adversaries are targeting information systems globally, including federal systems, to inflict irreparable damage and...
Tags: Information Security, Security, Internet Security Systems Inc., FISMA
White papers 2006-04-01
FISMA: Making the Grade - An Introduction to the Federal Information Security Management Act
The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 FISMA makes permanent many of the new information security management responsibilities introduced by the Government Information Security Reform Act GISRA, which became law in 2000. FISMA goes further, however, requiring objective assessments of the effectiveness of security controls at least once each...
Tags: FISMA
White papers 2005-01-01
Network Device Scanner: Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
FISMA is intended to provide a comprehensive framework for government agencies to improve security by ensuring the effectiveness of risk management processes by mandating reporting on security compliance with a set of internal controls. This means protecting information assets and systems from unauthorized access, disclosure, disruption, destruction, or modification to...
Tags: Network, Compliance, FISMA, Network Device, Network Device Scanner, Scanners, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals
White papers 2005-06-08
Live Demo: Automate and Sustain Compliance With Identity Auditing 
With a year of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 behind you, you no doubt had not expected to spend as much time as you did to comply with the law. With year two in full swing, the focus is to make the process more efficient across departments AND across multiple regulations -...
Tags: BMC Software Inc., Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Auditing, Compliance, Identity, Regulatory Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, It Management, Regulations, Basel II, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, It service Management, Financial Services
Webcasts
FISMA and Application Security
The Federal Information Security Management Act FISMA provides a comprehensive framework for ensuring effective information security controls for all federal information and assets. Based on this framework, FISMA mandates that all government agencies report their overall security posture to the Office of Management and Budget OMB, which in turn reports...
Tags: Database, FISMA, Application Security, Security
White papers 2005-01-03
Understanding the New NIST Standards and Guidelines Required by FISMA: How Three Mandated Documents Are Changing the Dynamic of Information Security for the Federal Government
The mandatory standard defined in this bulletin, applicable to non-national security systems as defined by FISMA, introduces some significant changes in how the U.S. Government protects its information and information systems, including those systems that comprise the nation's critical infrastructure. The Federal Information Security Management Act FISMA of 2002 places...
Tags: Information Security, Government, FISMA, Standards, NIST
White papers 2004-11-01
xbasics Ulinzi (exe)
xbasics Ulinzi is a new Information Assurance tool focusing exclusively on FISMA. It implements the first two major steps needed to be accomplished for any successful FISMA Information Assurance effort: the Security Categorization of the given information system and the analysis and development of a compliant set of Security Controls...
Tags: FISMA, NIST, Xbasics
Software downloads 2008-06-02
Role of ECM and Processes in Ensuring Regulatory Compliance
A structured approach to internal process control, good IT governance, and regular security reviews are keys to complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the E-Government Act. This paper presents the frameworks COSO and CoBIT that can help businesses to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, and FISMA that can help government agencies to...
Tags: Security, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, E-government, Regulatory Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2005-04-01
Department of Justice Awards Archer Technologies Agency-Wide Contract for Incident Management
Archer's Incident Management solution will provide the DOJ with tools for successfully combating security and safety breaches, enabling the department to remain in compliance with mandates for improved governance, such as the Federal Information Security Management Act FISMA. This customizable solution facilitates the anonymous and confidential reporting of cyber incidents,...
Tags: Agency, FISMA, U.S. Department Of Justice, Incident Management, Archer, Security
White papers 2005-07-11
Moving "Up" the IT Compliance Maturity Curve
Lowering IT compliance cost, increasing efficiency and making compliance sustainable. Many organizations have committed to intensive regulatory and/or policy compliance programs for IT controls. Often the first compliance efforts proved to be manual, slow, very expensive and not sustainable for future compliance cycles. While this is typical of first efforts...
Tags: Information Technology, Compliance
Webcasts
IT Compliance Managed as a Process, Not Just a One-Off Project
Risk and compliance challenges make it difficult to establish and maintain good corporate IT governance. Some challenges include - risk & compliance managed separately, responsibility scattered across the organization, compliance treated as 1x event, growing number of regulations & mandates, increasing cost & complexity to demonstrate, sustain compliance. The attendee...
Tags: Information Technology, Compliance
Webcasts
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